Porto’s Bakery, Southern California

1960. Cuba. Political turmoil in your country and you attempt to leave. Straightaway, your husband gets terminated and consigned away to manual labor. You, too, get terminated with three children to feed.  Can you imagine? That was the crisis Rosa Porto found herself in. In Chinese, the word “crisis’ is represented by the characters for…

Bottega Louie

Bottega Louie is not the latest shopping convergence of Bottega Veneta and Louis Vuitton. Although it could pass off as one from the exterior.  It’s a gourmet restaurant, market, patisserie and cafe in Los Angeles. My cousin-in-law, Lesley, introduced us to this wonderful foodie joint. Upon crossing the heavy glass doors, you feel like you’re…